|
|
K. Scott Teeters'
Nostalgia Drag Racing Art Prints: Dragsters
"Sneaky Pete" Robinson's 1964 AA/Gas Dragster
Print No. DR-16
All of our prints measure 11" x 17, are printed on
tan-colored parchment paper,
and are signed by the artist.
Unframed Print:
$19.95 + $4.95 S&H
|
Framed Print:
$49.95 + $15.00 S&H
|
Pete Robinson was one of a handful of guys who approached drag racing from a mechanical engineering background. Like Eddie Hill and Bill Jenkins, Pete’s engineering approach to drag racing often put him at the head of the pack. His fanaticism for light weight is well known.
Pete built his own magnesium blowers, Chevy center sections, steering gear housings, scattershields and light weight front dragster wheels. He used true airfoils on the front of his car when many competitors were using a flat plate for down force. His experiment with a jack starting setup to drop his already spinning tires down onto the pavement for better stability and less clutch wear got him into some NHRA hot water. After staging his car, no one noticed that the back end lifted up off the ground and the tires start spinning and growing until they were smoking while the car was standing still!. The line starter and the track announcer freaked! When the started finally hit the green button Pete’s dragster was GONE!
NHRA’s Jack Hart told Pete to lose the jacks - forever - or hit the road!
Another of Pete’s interesting experiments was the so-called vacuum cleaner. This device, invented by an aircraft engineer named Richard Boyles, pulled air from underneath the car using the supercharger, sucking the car down to the pavement for increased traction. Texas road racer Jim Hall applied a similar idea to his Chaparral 2J racer. Pete also apparently invented the remote starter, now mandated for use in all professional fuel categories. Pete was always trying something.
Tragically, drag racing lost one hell of an innovative, creative mind there on the guardrails at Pomona in '71. Pete’s 427 SOHC Ford-powered Top Fuel dragster now resides in Don Garlits' Drag Racing Museum. The "Sneaky Pete" nick name came from Pete's nonstop search for an edge that he could sneak past the competition. |
Here's what the print looks like in one of our 16" x 20" poster frames.
CLICK HERE to go to our Framing Page for details.
Into WILD DRAG RACING??? (obviously)
Then you'll LOVE this...
Footage of "Big Daddy" Don Garlits from the late '50s
and early 60s is availavle on this exciting Jackson Brothers video.
Visit our Jackson Brothers Nostalgia Drag Racing Videos Page.
VHS Tapes & DVDs. CLICK HERE.
You can order your prints by using the PayPal buttons,
or you can order by phone.
Call us, toll-free at: 1-800-858-6670
Monday to Sunday, 10am to 8pm Eastern Time.
To return to the Home Page, CLICK HERE.
Don't forget to bookmark us! Free Spirit Enterprises.
|
|
|
